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Wedding advice and etiquette can be a weird thing, especially when you’re talking about alternative and offbeat weddings. We pride ourselves on our compassionate focus on constructive, respectful communication and focus on conflict resolution.

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Is it possible to wait TOO LONG to get married?

Sure, some couples wait many years (or even decades) to get married. But is there such a thing as waiting too long?

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Why did a bunch of my guests break up right after our wedding?

“I just got married last year, and I noticed something really strange: after our wedding, several guests who’d attended went through break-ups with their boyfriends and girlfriends.

…Was it something I said?”

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Casual wedding invitations and the insanity of writing out “Two Thousand and Fifteen”

What do you do if you DON’T want to “cordially invite” people to your wedding? What if you want to just ask people to come party with you? You know what? You totally CAN!

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Melissa and Jared’s uh-mazing European voyage of summer 2010!

Instead of getting gifts for their wedding, Melissa and Jared asked for honeymoon contributions. Thanks to generous gifts, couch surfing, and a little penny-pinching, they were able to have an awesome trip.